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Holmen High School artists promote peace with mural
Art students at Holmen High School have created a mural honoring peacemakers and combattin hateful political rhetoric.
Towers & turrets: Winners announced for architectural treasure hunt
This year, the Preservation Alliance of La Crosse’s Architectural Treasure hunt focused on towers and turrets on various types of buildings in La Crosse.
La Crescent Community Garden continues to grow
LA CRESCENT -- How do you make your garden grow?
Prison marks 20th anniversary, looks to future
TOWN OF BROCKWAY -- A group of residents heard the state of Wisconsin wanted to add prison beds to its correctional system in the 1980s.
Transformed tobacco warehouses have new purpose
VIROQUA — Two warehouses that were once used in the tobacco industry and now have been creatively repurposed were the stars of a Historic Preservation Month tour.
For Goodness's Sake for Sunday, May 22, 2016
Administered by La Crosse County, the For Goodness’ Sake program provides donated household goods to the needy.
Spring cleaning: Volunteers make another big haul of river trash
The 25th annual Mississippi River Clean Up on Saturday added to the 175 tons of debris, more than 85 tons of scrap metal, more than 1,600 tires and more than 2,200 barrels volunteers have pulled from the river since the…
Chris Hardie: Old tractor taught life lessons
Mother Earth is slowly warming, and the season of planting is here.
Births for Sunday, May 22, 2016
Gundersen Health System
La Crosse Wellness Center offers all-ability summer camp
The La Crosse Wellness Center is offering an all-ability summer camp.
Hike, bike Camp Douglas: New trail unveiled for Armed Forces Day
CAMP DOUGLAS — Chloris Lowe is hoping to turn a once forgotten parcel of land known as “The Back Forty” into a Juneau County destination for outdoor enthusiasts.
Five years later, tornado scars scarcely visible
On the afternoon of May 22, 2011, a tornado touched down just south of La Crescent, Minn. A La Crosse police officer watched it cross the Mississippi River, its winds gaining speed as it barreled toward the city’s South Side.
Rising Stars are moving our region forward
Let’s celebrate the rising young stars in the 7 Rivers Region — the up-and-coming entrepreneurs and public servants who are making our region a better place to live.
Pets of the week for Sunday, May 22, 2016
Boysenberry
Marriage licenses for Sunday, May 22, 2016
The following people have filed for a marriage license in La Crosse County:
Two recovering after Friday night shooting in Vernon County
Two men were taken to the hospital and are expected to recover after a Friday night shooting in the village of Viola.
Correction for LaX Sunday 052216
A story in Saturday’s Tribune about the La Crosse Area Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church’s Cow Project used the wrong name for the ELCA’s Global Barnyard, in which people donate to send farm animals to the needy in other…
How now, plywood cows help Lutherans raise money to thwart hunger
Thousands of Coulee Region Lutherans are putting a new spin on the term “holy cow,” decorating plywood bovines with a goal of raising $150,000 to alleviate hunger at home and abroad.
Things That Matter: Norwegians in 'The City that Does Things'
In April 1912, this postcard — featuring a raised red felt pennant — made the journey from La Crosse to Flekkefjord, Norway. For 2 cents, a resident from “The City that Does Things” could send greetings to a friend or…
Jourdan Vian: La Crosse named sixth-drunkest city ... yYay?
My fellow La Crosse residents can hold their alcohol. Or rather, we do hold our alcohol, a bit too much and too often, according to a report being circulated on social media this week.